Sherrybaby: Wine writer Talia Baiocchi, who recently left her post as wine editor at the Eater National site, has announced her new project: a book on sherry. It could prove prescient. There havebeenrumblings lately in the wine press that sherry could be the next big trend in America, mirroring the drink's recent rise in London.

In my early 20s, I lived for a spell near Jerez de la Frontera, the dusty, bullfighting-mad part of southern Spain where sherry was born. I developed a taste for the stuff. Last year, I had a chance to go back for some further reconnaissance. I'm looking forward to Baiocchi's book, which is set to include 40-50 cocktail recipes using sherry...

Out of touch: This tweet says more about the Michelin guide than it does about the excellent Mission Chinese Food:

Eesh! Mission Chinese’s ma po tofu orbits too close to, dare I say, lasagna filling. I get what he is doing, but why all the gushing?